What's for Dinner Tonight? (recipe index in OP)

[TigerKat]

Kat, That boy does not look like a flamingo! He's much too good looking!!!

But he only has one leg... I PM'd Brenda the pic, remember her notorious one legged pic.....she loved it.

 

[shovan]

But he only has one leg... I PM'd Brenda the pic, remember her notorious one legged pic.....she loved it.

You know, that was the 1st thing to pop into my head! And I forgot to mention it to you!

 

[Aimeedyan]

Hi, everyone! Sorry to be MIA for the weekend!

Good grief, what a crazy weekend!!

Thought you guys might get a laugh out of this, here's my son the flamingo....

Great pic!


I threw a beef roast in the crockpot with a bunch of BBQ sauce. I figure I can shred it and eat it on buns, right? We are low on $$ so I'm eating out of the pantry and freezer until payday. Probably will make some shells and cheese to go with it. Nothing like processed cheese product!

 

[Nancyg56]

HI everyone! I am going to try to catch up but you have been chatty!

Wendie- Happy Birthday to Kris!

Kathy- Flamingo????? I think no! The ladies may take exception to that description

Sheryl- I love the comforter set with your antique bed. It is lovely. Let the hoses go for now. Too much and you will be flat on your back!

Glynis- What a weekend! Poor Alan, but Oh my goodness!

I wish my family would eat all the yummy Irish food you are all cooking. I am cooking a boiled ham and cabbage with potatoes and root veggies and rye bread. I also have a green pineapple cake thing topped with sugar free lime jello and some green yogurt stuff with fruit cocktail and a green fizzy drink planned. I am having a tough time trying to make something that will accommodate the WW gals and Kady's allergies today.

We had a Leprechaun run amok in the house today! Kady has been trying to catch one and has been constructing traps and laying bait but nothing! This morning one came in and tossed Nana's Easter tablecloth down in a ball and threw her table runner over a lamp. Then he put a St Patrick's Day tablecloth out with some decorations, left Kady a few surprises and made a mess with Leprechaun dust all over the place. She did not catch this one but he did leave lucky coins and some street signs for her. She thought Nana needed to go out and buy a few more decorations so the Leprechauns would not be too mad that they were neglected

She did look cute with her green and her Irish Princess tiara this morning.

 

[Glynis]

I feel really bad for Alan, what a way to wake up! Blech! Glad everyone is feeling better!!!

What's a Blarney Stone Kiss? Can you post the recipe for that & your Mom's soda bread.

Is your colcannon recipe much different that this one?

Colcannon
Raglan Road Pub, Pleasure Island from Chef Kevin Dundon

1lb well-scrubbed potatoes
1/4 cup cream
4T + 1T butter
sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
2 oz finely chopped bacon
1/4 cup finely chopped green cabbage

Method
Cover the potatoes with cold water in a saucepan.
Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the flesh is tender when pieced.
Drain in a colander. Peel the potatoes while still hot.
Mash the potatoes until smooth.
Beat the 4T butter into the mashed potato and season to taste.
Meanwhile, heat the cream in a saucepan.
Just as the cream comes to the boil, remove from the heat and beat into the potatoes.
Add 1T butter to a hot saute pan. Fry bacon and cabbage in pan for about 5 minutes, or until soft.
Add bacon and cabbage to the potato and mix well.
Keep the potatoes warm until ready to serve.
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That's the colcannon recipe I use. We love it!

A blarney stone kiss is really simple. I make a white cake, pour it in a jelly roll pan and bake it. When it's cooled, I cut it into cubes and freeze it. After a few hours in the freezer, I drizzle the cubes with a powdered sugar icing, and roll them in chopped peanuts. Back in the fridge until you serve them, and there you go! I don't know why they're called blarney stone kisses, but it's what my mom always called them.

Here's mom's soda bread recipe. It's so good I always make a couple of batches. One with raisins and one without!

Mom's Irish Soda Bread

1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbs. baking powder
3/4 C. sugar
3 1/2 C. flour
1 1/4 C. buttermilk
1/4 C. melted butter
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 C. raisins (or currants, if you prefer)

Add dry ingredients to food processor and pulse 3 times to sift. Add next 3 ingredients and mix until it comes to a ball. Mix in raisins. Knead into a ball and place in a well-greased pan. Mark a cross on top and brush with melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.

I rarely use my food processor for this. It's really easy, and so yummy right out of the oven. I try to time it right so that it's still hot while we are sitting down to eat the corned beef. Since I only have one oven in this house, I make the bread early in the day, then put it back in the oven, wrapped in foil, while my corned beef is glazing in the oven.

 

[MA pigletfan]

I just got married and went on my Honeymoon with a Doctor Who group.. I was even given away by Doctor Who #7 Sylvester McCoy

THAT is the coolest thing ever Congrats too!!!

YES! Two gallons of ice cream, two cans of whipped cream, and an entire box of oreo cookies went into that cake! Crunch crunch!

YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is a hefty sweet!!

We are going to my ILs for dinner tonight. Oy, I better eat a snack before I go. I'm taking a lemon cheese pie for dessert.

WFD at your house?

I love Lemon Chess Pie!!! You dont' see that one much!


WFD TONIGHT: no corned beef and cabbage for me tonight...i dont' even think i have ever tried corned beef! weird huh??
i might be making another Caprese pizza tonight since i have so much nice basil and fresh mozz in the house, i'll do a spinach/mandarin orange feta salad to go with it.

Happy Patty's day everyone!

 

[liamsaunt]

No corned beef here either! John is still on a liquid diet, so I am making broccoli-cheddar soup. I'll have some baguette with mine.

 

[shovan]

Any advice for me? I forgot my loaf pan was rusty & I threw it out! DH voted for the Irish Brown Bread, now what do I bake it in? A bundt cake pan, a ceramic casserole, large muffin tins? Any suggestions?

 

[liamsaunt]

can you free form the dough? I don't know how liquidy it is. My second choice would be the bundt pan.

 

[Zandy595]

I forgot how tasty this breakfast pizza is so I'm going to post the recipe again, since I think it got lost in the other thread.

Who's recipe is this so they can get credit?

16 oz. roll Jimmy Dean sausage
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
1 regular size can Pillsbury crescent rolls
1 cup frozen shredded hash browns, thawed
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
small can mushrooms, drained
5 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, break up and cook sausage, onion and green pepper until sausage is no longer pink, drain. Place crescent rolls in a greased 9x13 pan, push dough up the sides about 1 inch. Make sure any holes in the dough are sealed. Layer the sausage, hash browns, mushrooms, and cheese on the crescent dough. In a bowl beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper together, then pour evenly over the "pizza". Bake for 25 minutes or until egg is set. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving

Hey, that's my recipe.

 

[shovan]

can you free form the dough? I don't know how liquidy it is. My second choice would be the bundt pan.

I don't have it put together yet. From the sound of the recipe, I think I'll be able to free form it. We'll see....


Another question for you Beck or anyone??

Do potatoes taste different if you boil them and then peel them? That's the recipe, boil then peel while hot. Will it make a difference if I peel them first?

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Any advice for me? I forgot my loaf pan was rusty & I threw it out! DH voted for the Irish Brown Bread, now what do I bake it in? A bundt cake pan, a ceramic casserole, large muffin tins? Any suggestions?

can you free form the dough? I don't know how liquidy it is. My second choice would be the bundt pan.

Yes, free form (roundish) would be fine on a cookie sheet. It is very thick...

 

[shovan]

Yes, free form (roundish) would be fine on a cookie sheet. It is very thick...

Oh good! Thanks Lauren & Becky!

Well I have my Potato & Leek Soup going. This is going to be one supper fattening meal! Here's the recipe for that:
Rose & Crown Potato Leek Soup

Makes 16-18 ounces

Ingredients:

6 potatoes
4 quarts heavy cream
1 onion, diced
2 bunches leeks
1/4 cup butter
salt & pepper to taste

Cut up potatoes then place in a container covered with water so they won't turn brown, then set aside.

Cut off the green tops of the leeks, you just want to use the white part. Cut up leeks & then place them in water to get the dirt off them.

In a heavy pot, melt the butter & then add the onion and leeks.

Cook them for 5-10 minutes. Add cut up potatoes, then add cream.

Let soup simmer until the potatoes are cooked. This will vary due to the size of the potatoes.

When the potatoes are cooked, puree soup with a hand blender until smooth.

Then season with salt & pepper.



Anyone have suggestions on the Colcannon? Do I have boil the potatoes before peeling them? Will it taste different if I do that?

Lauren, On the dipping sauce, about how long did you cook the dipping sauce?

Can y'all tell, I have very little Irish in me!

 

[HERSEY]

Sheryl You can peel the potatoes first. They sometimes fall apart easier than when you peel after cooking.

 

[HERSEY]

We are having leftovers and I think I am making egg drop soup.

Not very Irish I know. I like reuben sandwiches that's as corned beef as I get. Alex would rather eat salmon before the corned beef.


Back to buring myself in paper work.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Sheryl, I let the sauce simmer for about a half hour...watch it though...if it bubbles over it will be a mess. I just took another taste...it is sooo good and thickens more when brought to room temp.

I would say, peel potatoes first too.

 

[Nancyg56]

No corned beef here either! John is still on a liquid diet, so I am making broccoli-cheddar soup. I'll have some baguette with mine.

How long is going to have a restricted diet? With the cooking that goes on in your home this has got to be terrible.

Oh good! Thanks Lauren & Becky!

Well I have my Potato & Leek Soup going. This is going to be one supper fattening meal! Here's the recipe for that:
Rose & Crown Potato Leek Soup


Can y'all tell, I have very little Irish in me!

You're killing me! I have been craving cream soups and will not make them because I will end up throwing Risa under the bus so all of this monstrous good food is making me feel very deprived

For someone with not too much Irish, my Dad's Irish Eyes would be cryin'. He always had a huge authentic meal for the members when he was cooking.



Can you tell that I miss him a lot this time of year? It has been almost 30 years and I really clung to my Mom after he passed so I am always okay until this week. He loved St Paddy's Day and I am cooking the meal he always asked my Mom to cook. He passed on Palm Sunday as did Buddy's Father. Buddy watches the Honeymooners and had a bio special on Jackie Gleason. Since he never met my Dad it is a way to let him know how he looked and what his smile and eyes looked like. He also had a bit of an Irish tenor voice and sang Irish lullabies to me and Gail at bedtime. IF he had seen Kady go to school today he would have seen a perfect little Colleen with her dark hair and blue blue eyes.

 

[TigerKat]

Can you tell that I miss him a lot this time of year? It has been almost 30 years and I really clung to my Mom after he passed so I am always okay until this week.

I am here for you if you need me.

 

[HERSEY]

Nancy It's funny how memories sneak up on you. Kind of bittersweet memories.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Nancy,

Kathy, LOVED the apricot glaze!

Here is the bread cooling:

Sliced and served with butter and dipping sauce: